luguber

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French lugubre, from Latin lūgubris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlyˈɣy.bər/
• Hyphenation: lu‧gu‧ber

Adjective

luguber (comparative luguberder, superlative luguberst)

1. macabre, gloomy and scary

Inflection

Inflection of luguber
uninflected	luguber
inflected	lugubere
comparative	luguberder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		luguber	luguberder	het luguberst het luguberste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lugubere	luguberdere	luguberste
	n. sing.	luguber	luguberder	luguberste
	plural	lugubere	luguberdere	luguberste
definite		lugubere	luguberdere	luguberste
partitive		lugubers	luguberders	—

Derived terms

• luguberheid
• lugubriteit

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French lugubre, from Latin lugubris.

Adjective

luguber (masculine and feminine luguber, neuter lugubert, definite singular and plural lugubre)

1. lugubrious

References

• “luguber” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “luguber” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French lugubre, from Latin lugubris.

Adjective

luguber (neuter lugubert, definite singular and plural lugubre)

1. lugubrious

References

• “luguber” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French lugubre, from Latin lugubris, from Latin lugeo (“mourn”).

Adjective

luguber

1. (archaic) lugubrious

Declension

Inflection of luguber
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	luguber	mer luguber	mest luguber
Neuter singular	lugubert	mer lugubert	mest lugubert
Plural	lugubra	mer lugubra	mest lugubra
Masculine plural3	lugubre	mer lugubra	mest lugubra
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lugubre	mer lugubre	mest lugubre
All	lugubra	mer lugubra	mest lugubra
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

References

• luguber in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• luguber in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• luguber in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)